> Vi is still the "default" editor for Linux, even though the GNU project > has > written the "nano" editor.
Nano is nice, but there are 47 zillion scripts that expect /bin/vi. It also fails horribly on linemode terminals, where vi just adapts and becomes a stupid 'ex' clone. There are nano packages for most of the distros; they're just not installed by default. See 'editor wars' for reason. -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
